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Bush Florida-bound for Cuban in distress
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with clarifications at 2 p.m. President Bush is bound for Florida today to do what he does best: Raise money. For someone in need. He will be raising it this afternoon for two of......Tags: Minority Groups, Mario Diaz-Balart, Impeachment, Broward County, Crimes
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Lake veterans get expanded clinic in Orange City
Special To The SentinelVeterans in east Lake County can visit a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Orange City. The clinic at 2583 S. Volusia Ave. opened last month. It replaces a smaller clinic in Sanford near Central Florida Regional Hospital on State Road 46. The...Tags: People, Gainesville, Veterans Affairs, Tampa, Kissimmee
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House sets 2nd vote on longer jobless benefits
The Associated PressThe House on Wednesday narrowly defeated a Democratic attempt to give unemployed Americans an extra three months of jobless benefits after the White House threatened to veto the bill. But Democratic leaders said they will immediately bring the bill back...Tags: Ron Klein, Mario Diaz-Balart, Tampa, Ric Keller, Allen Boyd
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Clinton veering close to stereotypes
Charlton McIlwain is assistant professor of culture and communication at The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University.Many suspected that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent substance-over-mere-words attacks against Sen. Barack Obama smacked of desperation. Some expected these attacks to come to an end once Wisconsin had come and gone, giving the Clinton campaign its...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Volusia County, Jesse Helms, History, Lower House
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Keep your eyes on the prize: Trail blazed for local opportunity
In recent days, during the Martin Luther King holiday and the presidential primary debates, a terse but not necessarily helpful discussion about race, politics, and civil-rights progress has dominated the news. Swelling uncertainties and questions...Tags: Minority Groups, Volusia County, Lower House, Parliament, Orange County (Florida)
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A sick system
As another local agency prepares to hand over buckets of dollars to Tallahassee and Washington lobbyists, we are compelled to point out the obvious: It is absolutely wrong for one part of the government to hire lobbyists to gain access and influence other...Tags: Jeb Bush, Volusia County, Tampa, Local Authority, Hillsborough County
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In about-face, FEMA to give '06 twister aid
Sentinel Staff WritersVolusia County residents slammed by the severe storms of Christmas Day can rebuild with federal help after President Bush on Thursday reversed an earlier decision to deny aid to the storm victims. Those affected now can ask the Federal Emergency...Tags: Jeb Bush, Volusia County, Daytona Beach, Executive Branch, Orange County (Florida)
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VA: Hospital more costly but on track
Sentinel Staff WritersVeterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson toured Orange County's two prospective sites for a new hospital Tuesday and unveiled a new price tag for the project that's 39 percent higher than first expected. Nicholson said the project's climb from about $403...Tags: People, Volusia County, Orange County (Virginia), Metal and Mineral, Ric Keller
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VA chief selects Lake Nona
Sentinel Staff WritersVeterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson has picked Lake Nona as the new home of a half-billion-dollar medical complex, local congressmen announced late Thursday. The decision ends a monthslong competition between Lake Nona and a nearby corporate park...Tags: People, Volusia County, Orange County (Virginia), Metal and Mineral, Ric Keller
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Halfway there
With all the drama enveloping the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, the reforms championed by Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty this week would make a great movie plot. We'll call it The Good, the Bad and You Gotta Be Kidding. It's a sequel to...Tags: Rich Crotty, Orange County (Florida), Mel Martinez, Orlando, Government
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